280 BC - 232 BC
Han Fei (c. 280 – 233 BC), also known as Han Feizi or Han Fei Zi, was a Chinese Legalist philosopher and statesman during the Warring States period. He was a prince of the state of Han.Han Fei is often considered the greatest representative of Legalism for the Han Feizi, a later anthology of writings traditionally attributed to him, which synthesized the methods of his predecessors. Han Fei's ideas are sometimes compared with those of Niccolò Machiavelli, author of The Prince. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Han Fei has received more than 548,289 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Han Fei is the 182nd most popular philosopher (up from 183rd in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from China (up from 67th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Philosopher.
Han Fei is most famous for his philosophy of Legalism, which advocates strict adherence to the law and harsh punishment for those who disobey.
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Among philosophers, Han Fei ranks 182 out of 1,081. Before him are Pierre Gassendi, Max Horkheimer, Claude Adrien Helvétius, Emmanuel Levinas, Posidonius, and Hippasus. After him are Jakob Böhme, Muhammad Abduh, Sextus Empiricus, Athanasius Kircher, Melissus of Samos, and Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
1592 - 1655
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 176
1895 - 1973
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 177
1715 - 1771
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 178
1906 - 1995
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 179
135 BC - 51 BC
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 180
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 181
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 182
1575 - 1624
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 183
1849 - 1905
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 184
160 - 210
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 185
1602 - 1680
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 186
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 187
500 - 510
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 188
Among people born in 280 BC, Han Fei ranks 2. Before him is Li Si. After him are Livius Andronicus, Philo of Byzantium, Arsaces I of Parthia, Conon of Samos, Pyrrhus II of Epirus, Nicomedes, and Ariamnes of Cappadocia. Among people deceased in 232 BC, Han Fei ranks 2. Before him is Ashoka. After him is Cleanthes.
280 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 1
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 2
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 3
280 BC - 220 BC
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 4
280 BC - 217 BC
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 5
280 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 6
280 BC - 234 BC
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 7
280 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 8
280 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 9
Among people born in China, Han Fei ranks 66 out of 1,392. Before him are Zhang Fei (167), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Jiaqing Emperor (1760), Li Si (-280), and Xiang Yu (-232). After him are Xuande Emperor (1399), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), Gao Xingjian (1940), Yu the Great (-2123), Chongzhen Emperor (1611), and Jianwen Emperor (1377).
167 - 221
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 60
1427 - 1464
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 61
1617 - 1682
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 62
1760 - 1820
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 63
280 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 64
232 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 65
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 66
1399 - 1435
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 67
685 - 762
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 68
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 69
2123 BC - 2055 BC
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 70
1611 - 1644
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 71
1377 - 1402
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 72
Among philosophers born in China, Han Fei ranks 8. Before him are Laozi (-604), Sun Tzu (-544), Mencius (-372), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Mozi (-470), and Zhu Xi (1130). After him are Xun Kuang (-313), Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), Wang Yangming (1472), Guan Zhong (-720), and Han Yu (768).
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 2
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 3
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 4
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 5
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 6
1130 - 1200
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 7
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 8
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 9
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 10
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 11
1472 - 1529
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 12
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 13
768 - 824
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 14